Nerlens Noel RUMORS & NEWS

CBS Sports
"Noel could start the season coming off the bench, Eddie Sefko of the Dallas Morning News reports.
Coach Rick Carlisle indicated during the team's media day that he's currently expecting to start Dirk Nowitzki at center, while bringing Noel off the bench. That certainly could change depending on..."
September 25

Bleacher Report
"Center Nerlens Noel has reportedly signed his one-year, $4.1 million qualifying offer with the Dallas Mavericks, according to Chris Haynes of ESPN.com.
Haynes added there was never an offer of $17 million per season on the table, despite a previous report to the contrary from Steve Kyler of..."
August 26

Larry Brown Sports
"Nerlens Noel may have priced himself out of his own market as it turns out.
Steve Kyler of Basketball Insiders reported on Wednesday that Noel turned down a deal in the range of $17.5 million per year.
The 23-year-old big man still remains unsigned as a restricted free agent as we approach..."
August 24

SLAM Online
"Locked in a stalemate with the Mavericks over a contract extension, Nerlens Noel has hired Rich Paul of Klutch Sports to become his new agent.
Noel is reportedly looking for a max deal and has become frustrated with the negotiations so far.
Paul is one of the most powerful agents in the NBA,..."
August 22

NBC Dallas Fort Worth
"So Nerlens Noel fired his agent and will sign with Dan Fegan.
Big whoop.
He still isn’t going to get a max deal from Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban this summer. Cuban would be foolish to pay the 23-year old more than he has to.
No other NBA clubs tried to sign the restricted 6-11..."
August 20

Sports Day
"Leave it to Dirk Nowitzki to understate the heck out of the obvious.
In his first comments about the new contract he signed last month, Nowitzki made it clear that it's a close, give-and-take relationship with owner Mark Cuban that led him to sign a two-year deal worth $5 million this season..."
August 04

Sports Day
"Question: Do you have any kind of update on [Nerlens] Nerlens? And actually, how long can this staredown even go before something literally just has to happen?
Sefko: Nothing HAS to happen until Oct. 16, when the qualifying offer expires. Until then, the Noel camp can hang loose and wait for..."
August 03

Sports Day
"The Mavericks' negotiations with Nerlens Noel remain far apart and the representative for the fourth-year center said Tuesday that the situation could drag on well into the summer.
Noel, 23, is a restricted free agent, meaning the Mavericks can match any offer he might get from another..."
July 18

Clutch Points
"Former Philadelphia 76ers big man Nerlens Noel has spent the last half of the season with the Dallas Mavericks. Dallas traded center Andrew Bogut and forward Justin Anderson to the Sixers in exchange for the young center. During his tenure in Dallas, Noel averaged 8.5 points and 6.8 rebounds per..."
July 12

Pro Basketball Talk
"This is a Mark Cuban owned team, you don’t think the Mavericks are going to make a serious run at a free agent come July 1? Pelicans’ point guard Jrue Holiday has long been known to be a target, but there will be others.
But keeping their new core together, including restricted free agent..."
June 24

Sportsnaut
"The Dallas Mavericks better prepare to whip out some serious cash if they hope to retain soon-to-be restricted free agent center, Nerlens Noel.
“A source from another NBA team (not the Mavs) tells me that there will be ‘multiple’ clubs willing to pay Noel his max once he hits the..."
May 29